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    "id": 1419757,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, different from the Senator for Nandi County, I have always been proud of our Committee on Finance and Budget that is chaired by Sen. Ali Roba. In fact, last year, I was trying to plead with my colleagues that we adopt the report of the Committee on Finance and Budget, which had proposed that we give Kshs407 billion to counties, as opposed to the Kshs385 billion that had been passed by the National Assembly. Needless to say, my position then put me at odds with many of my colleagues in this House. They were very unhappy every time I stood to speak and remind them of the options that were placed before this House and the choice they exercised. They tried to paint me like a bad person. As I said, once bitten, twice shy. I will not be taken in by some of the good sentiments that we are hearing coming from the Senators here. I will wait for the actual vote. Last time, I heard very good things being said about how we need to support our counties, but on the day of the vote, I saw colleagues taking a totally different position."
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